[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4359 Introduced in House (IH)]







109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4359

To amend section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
  1965 regarding challenging academic content standards for physical 
                               education.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 17, 2005

   Mr. Wamp introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                Committee on Education and the Workforce

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend section 1111 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
  1965 regarding challenging academic content standards for physical 
                               education.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

    Congress makes the following findings:
            (1) Obesity-related diseases cost the United States economy 
        more than $100,000,000,000 every year.
            (2) Almost half of young people aged 12 through 21, and 
        more than a third of high school students, do not participate 
        in vigorous physical activity on a regular basis.

SEC. 2. PHYSICAL EDUCATION.

    Section 1111(b) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311(b)) is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1)(C)--
                    (A) by striking ``arts, and'' and inserting 
                ``arts,''; and
                    (B) by striking ``science,'' and inserting 
                ``science, and (beginning in the 2006-2007 school year) 
                physical education,''; and
            (2) in paragraph (3)--
                    (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                            (i) by striking ``and science'' and 
                        inserting ``science, and physical education''; 
                        and
                            (ii) by inserting before the period ``and 
                        no State shall be required to meet the 
                        requirements of this part relating to physical 
                        education assessments until the beginning of 
                        the 2008-2009 school year''; and
                    (B) in subparagraph (C)(v)--
                            (i) in subclause (II)(cc), by inserting 
                        ``and'' after the semicolon; and
                            (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                            ``(III) beginning not later than school 
                        year 2008-2009, measure the proficiency of all 
                        students in physical education and be 
                        administered not less than 1 time during--
                                    ``(aa) grades 3 through 5;
                                    ``(bb) grades 6 through 9; and
                                    ``(cc) grades 10 through 12;''.
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